Device for inserting apron-strings.



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APPLICATION FILED MAR. s, 1914.

1,1 19,659, Y Patented Dec. 1,1914.

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UNITED STATES: PATENT onn on. 5

GEORGE ADOLPI-I STEINER AND WILLIAM FRISBY TUCKETZP; OF'SAL'I LAKE CITY,

UTAH.

DEVICE FORINSERTING APRON-S'IRINGS.

Application and March 6, 1914. Serial No. 82291010 To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE A. STEINER.

and WILLIAMF. TUCKETT, citizens of the United States, and residents ofSalt L ake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, haveinvented a new and Improved Device for Inserting Apron- Strings, of

which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

Our present invention is designed foruse in connection with the apronforming the subject matterflof our application filed J anuary 17, 1914,Serial No. 812698. v

Inthe apron referred to, a sheath is provided to receive theapronstrings temporarily to prevent the strings from becoming twisted,knotted, or'torn while the apronis being laundried. Thepresent inventionprovides a novel and efficient device'for use in inserting the apronstrings in the sheath.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming apart ofthisspecification, in which similar characters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of the inserting device, showing the manner ofusing the same, the view indicating the device in position to insert thestring at one side; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side view showing the deviceafter inserting the string at one side and preparatory to sheathing theother string; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front view representing the apronwith both strings within the sheath; Fig. 4 is a transverse verticalsection of the device; and Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are separate views ofmodified forms of the inserting rod or spindle.

The apron A, with which the device is to be used, is provided withstrings a at opposite sides, and with a tubular sheath a posi- .anysuitable manner so that the apron may be given a relative movement tothe'spindle. Near the forward end the rod or spindle is so formed as toprovide a side recess 11 having a contracted entrance opening, saidpocket having overhanging side walls 12.

In using the spindle to insert apron strings in the sheath a, the stringa at one side is Specification of Letters Patent.

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dropped into" the recess 11 throug h 1 I eral open side thereof.Thespindle is now entered into the adjacent end a of the sheath, andtherear wall';12 of the recess Wlll engage theadjacent apron string andcarry the's'ame'inwardly to the interiorbf they sheath. The advancingmovement of the spindle will lay the apron string length: wise in theshield,- as indicated in Fig. 2. The movement of the spindle iscontinued through .the'opposite end of the sheath so as to rO ectbeyondthe latter and expose the recess 11 for the placing of the second stringa. .The second string having been placed in the recess, the spindleiswith drawn and the forward wall. 12 of the recess will now engage theapron string and carry.

the same into the sheath sothat it, will lie oppositely to and alongsideof the first string,: as indicated in Fig. 3. I 5

The provision of the lateral recess and the form thereof provide a mostconvenient and effective means in connection with'thesp'in' dle for theproper engagement withthe apron strings; The spindle is"p'refer'ablyround, or nonangular. in cross section, to

facilitate its entrance and withdrawal and to be free from angles suchas would possibly disturb the first inserted string while inserting thesecond string.

The illustrated means for sustaining the spindle 10 in the fixedposition which is desirable for the convenient manipulation of thedevice consists of a cylindrical socket 13 having a base flange 14whereby it may be secured to the table top- 15 and an adjustable post 16having means to hold the spindle. The said post is formed with an annular groove 17 to receive the end of a set screw 18 which is threadedinto the side of the socket 13. The groove 17 and set screw 18 permit ofthe post being turned to dispose the spindle 10 in different angularpositions. A flange 0r collar 19 on the post rests on top of the socket.Above the flange 19 a head 20 is formed, having a transverse opening 21therein to receive the spindle 10, a set screw 22 being provided to'bindthe spindle in adjusted position.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the recess 11 is formed of'resilientmaterial, the opposed front and rear walls 12 of which are curved anddeflected laterally inward to present a lateral convergent side opening.The resilience of the material permits of the terminal ends yielding topermit the entrance of a knotted or bunched string, the outer curved endparticularly being iree to yield.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the spindle 10 has a recess 11, which isformed of resilient material, but the one end wall 12 of the recess isin substantially rigid relation to the spindle; the outer wall 12however, is given a greater curvature than the corresponding outer wallon the spindle 10, and is free to yield.

In the form shown in Fig. 6 the spindle 10 has a recess 11", formeddirectly in the body of the spindle instead of having an additional endattachment as in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. The walls of the recess 11 areundercut, and approach each other on more or less rounding lines as at12 which define a contrated lateral inlet opening.

In the form. shown in Fig. 7, the spindle 10 has also a recess 11 formeddirectly in the body of the spindle, and the side walls 12 are undercutto overhang and present a contracted lateral inlet opening. The sidewalls, however, converge on straight lines instead of on rounding linesas in Fig. 6.

In all forms the front end of the device is blunt and unpointed so asnot to penetrate the material of the apron or the sheath. In all forms,also, the forward Wall of the recess is a fixed wall, being integralwith the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of I'atents,

lnner wall. The said front and rear walls may be termed oppositelydisposed hooks defining the recess for the accommodation of the apronstrings.

The curved terminals with the inturned ends prevent the second stringfrom catching on the .device and being displaced when the second stringis being drawn into the sheath, and therefore constitutes an importantpractical feature of the device.

Having thus described our invention, We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

In a device of the character described, a spindle having a lateralrecess to receive the article to be inserted, and means for securing theopposite end of the spindle, said means comprising a cylindrical socket,a post turnable in said socket having a flange resting on the socket anda transverse passage abov the flange to receive the spindle, and a setscrew in connection with said passage to bind the spindle.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to thisspecification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ADOLPH STEINER. WILLIAM FRISBY TUCKETT.

Witnesses:

O. A. KNAPP, Mrs. CHAS. KING.

Washington, D. 0.

